Museum in the sand

Bovis Lend Lease has emerged as one of 15 bidders to oversee the building of the £220m Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids of Giza and Cairo. The appointment is expected to be as a project manager or construction manager. Bids are due in next month, and the project is due to be completed in 2007. The project team includes Arup as structural engineer and Buro Happold as services engineer.